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Economy in brief: Murder of Susi's adviser linked to Benjina
The National Police have stepped up their investigation into the murder of an adviser at the Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry, with indications rife that the death may be linked to a recent exposed case of slavery in Benjina, Maluku
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he National Police have stepped up their investigation into the murder of an adviser at the Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry, with indications rife that the death may be linked to a recent exposed case of slavery in Benjina, Maluku.
Yoseph Sairlela was found dead on Saturday at a hotel in Menteng, Central Jakarta. He appeared to have been beaten to death.
'We suspect the death has links to the recent case in Benjina,' National Police spokesman Insp. Gen. Anton Charliyan said on Tuesday.
Yoseph was a key witness in the recently uncovered case of illegal fishing and slavery in Maluku, Anton added. This was confirmed by Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti.
A recent Associated Press report exposed alleged forced labor practices on the remote island of Benjina, in which the only official fishing operation on the island, PT Pusaka Benjina Resources (PBR), was suspected of treating hundreds of workers as slaves, even locking some workers in cages.
According to the report, most workers were brought into the country through Thailand and forced to fish, oiling the gears of the global seafood supply chain. Most were reported to have originated from countries neighboring Thailand, namely Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia. (ren)
